Catlists vs Orbly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Catlists
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• Give an answer for each question that starts with the round letter on the dice • Score bonus points for alliteration • Watch out for Modifiers! They could double your points for a question or restrict what letters your answer starts with • If you are playing with friends, your answer for a question must be unique within the room. If two players have the same answer, you both score 0 points • There is 3 minutes on the clock! Get your answers in fast • There are millions of possible rounds • No internet connection required! Everyone in the world plays the same round at the same time even if their phone is offline! • Style your app. There are dozens of theme color combos available!
Orbly
This game challenges players to draw perfect circles with a single stroke daily. It offers various twists and modes, including practice and competitive leaderboards. A one-time purchase removes ads and unlocks premium features.
- Daily circle drawing challenges
- Unique daily twists and mechanics
- Global and friend leaderboards
- Practice mode for unlimited drawing
- Streak building and protection
- Offline play available
- One-time purchase for Pro features
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Orbly is the world's most satisfying five-second game. Every day, a new circle challenge — the same one for every player on Earth. One attempt. One continuous stroke. Lift your finger and see your score, 0 to 100, graded against the displayed target. NEW IN 1.3 — SATURDAY FLAGSHIP Saturdays now pick from six new perceptual twists — each one rewrites how the canvas works: • Jitters — the phone shakes in waves while you draw. Hold steady through the bursts. • Eclipse — the guide fades the moment you touch down. Commit fast and finish from memory. • Mirage — three identical guides appear. Pick one and trace it. Two are decoys. • Echo — your line lags behind your finger by a variable delay. Draw the future. • Tilt — keep the phone flat. Every degree of tilt costs you. • Mirror — your finger is flipped. Aim for the blue guide; your stroke lands on the gold one. DAILY TWISTS Monday through Friday keep the v1.2 rhythm — calibration, sizing, direction, tempo, Goldilocks — so you always know roughly what kind of day to expect, but never the exact mechanic until you open the app. Sunday gets a harder twist. Same circle for every player on Earth, every day. LEADERBOARDS • Daily, Weekly, and All-Time boards via Apple's Game Center. • Compete globally, or filter to your Game Center friends for a quieter race. • Honest scoring — Kasa algebraic fit refined by Levenberg-Marquardt geometric optimisation. No vibes. BUILD YOUR STREAK • Come back every day to grow your streak. • Pro members unlock Streak Protection — a safety net for the days life gets in the way. • Streak warnings before the daily reset if you haven't drawn yet. PRACTICE MODE • Unlimited free drawing. No pressure, no score submitted. • Freeform scoring — no twists, no penalties. The safe space to learn the gesture. • Works entirely offline. FRIENDS TODAY • See which Game Center friends played today right on the home tab. • Tap a non-Orbly friend to invite them; tap a player to compare. ORBLY PRO One-time purchase, no subscription. Includes: • Remove Ads — the game is ad-supported by default; this makes them go away forever. • Circle Archive — every circle you've ever drawn, synced across your Apple devices via iCloud. • Streak Protection — a freeze for days you can't play. • Three premium themes — Neon Nights, Ink Brush, Gold. • Family Sharing included. Individual IAPs also available if you just want a single theme or just want ads gone. PRIVACY FIRST • No accounts. No login. Game Center and iCloud are entirely Apple-controlled. • No analytics, no crash-reporting SDKs, no servers we run. • Free tier serves AdMob interstitial ads with identifier-based targeting only if you grant App Tracking Transparency permission. • Pro removes the ad SDK entirely — no tracking, no identifiers, no data collection. • Full privacy policy: playorbly.com/privacy Perfect circles are harder than they look. Build the streak. Outdraw your friends. Beat the twist. playorbly.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Orbly at every 5 days against Catlists's every 2 weeks. Catlists's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Catlists sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Orbly sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Catlists ships an update every 2 weeks, Orbly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Catlists | Orbly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Burkus Ltd | Embay, LLC |
In-app purchases
Catlists
- Bright Accent Colors Pack$2.99
- Dark Accent Colors Pack$2.99
- Remove Ads$3.99
Orbly
- Theme: Neon Nights$1.99
- Theme: Ink Brush$1.99
- Theme: Gold$2.99
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- Remove Ads$3.99
- Orbly Everything Bundle$6.99







